A northern Ontario hospital did not violate its collective agreement or the Occupational Health and Safety Act in its response to a violent workplace harassment incident, an arbitrator has ruled… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Aircraft painter awarded full LOE benefits after WSIB overlooks foot injury, hip surgery
An Ontario tribunal has ruled that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board wrongly reduced an injured aircraft painter’s loss-of-earnings benefits during two periods when he was awaiting and recovering from… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Ontario NDP MPP proposes solutions to curb highway crashes
By Joe O’Grady | Temiskaming Speaker Transport drivers aren’t always to blame for highway crashes, but more can be done to regulate, monitor and support them, including proper training. That’s the… …
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Features & AnalysisLegislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Ontario launches Canada’s first occupational exposure registry for workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario workers can now track their exposure to hazardous workplace substances through a new digital portal — Canada’s first Occupational Exposure Registry (OER) — launched today by the provincial government.… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
JHSC committee members at Skilled Trades Ontario entitled to travel expense reimbursement: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that Skilled Trades Ontario violated labour law when it cut off travel expense reimbursements for joint health and safety committee members during an active round of… …
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Peel District School Board faces reprisal hearing over worker’s Record of Employment dispute
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has declined to dismiss a reprisal complaint against the Peel District School Board, finding that a former worker’s allegations — that the board refused to… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
EllisDon Forming, supervisors fined $130K after two roof collapses injure workers
A London, Ont., construction company and two of its supervisors have been fined a combined $130,000 after two separate roof collapses during concrete pours injured workers at two job sites.… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Ontario opens applications for road safety infrastructure funding
Ontario is opening applications for the second round of its Road Safety Initiatives Fund on Feb. 19, offering municipalities access to the remaining portion of a $210 million program designed… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Ontario mining company denied suspension of guarding orders for long tom drill
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a mining company’s request to suspend safety orders requiring guarding on a long tom drill while it appeals the orders, finding worker safety… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Construction company fined $140K after concrete wall collapse injures worker in King, Ont.
A King, Ont. construction company has been fined $140,000 after a worker was critically injured when an unsupported concrete basement wall collapsed at a residential job site. E.H.E. Construction Group… …



